In all seriousness, I can't tell if David O. Russell is making a comedy/satire of the Abscam scandal from late 1970s/early 1980s. What we do know is this:

Reunited with members of his Fighter and Silver Linings acting teams, Russell focuses on the intersection of the government and the Mob in the New York area in the late '70 and '80s, applying his textured realism to a world of entrapment, stylish swagger and raw humor.

Everyone involved looks to be doing something different than what we have expected from them. This also looks very different from any of director Russell's prior films. I am excited to see how AMERICAN HUSTLE turns out when it opens on December 25, 2013.